John Lindsay

Filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket is more than a bit daunting. So let's start at the top:

-- A: is for the Atlantic Coast Conference, owners of the last two titles -- Duke and North Carolina. This championship streak ends as the Blue Devils don't have enough athleticism or the Tar Heels enough experience.

-- B: is for the Big Ten, which has not produced an NCAA Tournament winner since Michigan State 11 years ago, the league's only champ since 1989. No. 1 overall seed Ohio State has a real shot at snapping that skid.

Capsule previews for the 15 college bowl games between Christmas and New Year's Day. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.

After turning in one of the most dominant seasons in college football history, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton will be rewarded with the 76th Heisman Trophy.

By flashing his all-around skill set, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton's lead in the Scripps Howard Heisman Trophy Poll remains strong.

When college football's powers-that-be cooked up the Bowl Championship Series 12 years ago, days like Sunday were supposed to be like Christmas morning for college football fans.

At the midpoint of the college football season, the Heisman Trophy race is at a crossroads.

This week's Scripps Howard News Service Heisman Trophy Poll shows exactly that with Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor the new leader, bumping Michigan QB Denard Robinson, who had led the previous four polls this season.

Could Heisman Trophy history be repeating itself this season? Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson sure hopes so.

Nicknamed "Shoelace" for his penchant to play with his shoes untied, Robinson is the leader in the first Scripps Howard Heisman Trophy poll of the season, grabbing nine of 10 first-place votes. Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore is a distant second with Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor third.